Guest Artists Space

 

G.A.S. provides a platform for experimentation, collaboration and professional development, with a commitment to crosscultural exchange and support for practitioners at all career stages. As a site for artistic dialogue in West Africa, our programming responds to the specificities of our residency locations while building connections across global networks. Our work is organised around three programming strands: Materiality, Ecology, Farming and Food; and Archives and Publishing. These thematic anchors allow us to cultivate transnational relationships, amplify underrepresented perspectives and encourage critical engagement across disciplines.

 

 

Latest G.A.S. Projects / Partnerships

G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026

G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), announced the fourth edition of the fully funded G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This is the largest call to date, offering five residencies to Nigerian artists and writers (three artists and two writers), five residencies to art practictioners based in...

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Finnish Cultural Foundation

Finnish Cultural Foundation

In June 2025, G.A.S. Foundation announced a partnership with the Finnish Cultural Foundation to support two fully funded eight-week residencies for Finnish or Finland-based art practitioners. Hosted across G.A.S. Lagos and the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikise, the programme offers artists and cultural practitioners time and space to develop research...

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Artis

Artis

Artis is a contemporary non-profit arts organisation dedicated to supporting artists and contributing to global conversations around art and culture. Based in New York, Artis works with artists from Israel whose practices engage aesthetic, social, and political questions, encouraging reflection and debate through thoughtful and innovative...

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TheMuseumsLab

TheMuseumsLab

In 2025, Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation joined TheMuseumsLab Partner Museums Network. TheMuseumsLab residencies are short-term exchanges that support knowledge sharing, skills development, and long-term partnerships between Fellows and host institutions. Since its launch in 2021, the Partner Museums Network has grown to include over 50...

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Latest G.A.S. News

Event: The Archive is Only the First Sentence

Event: The Archive is Only the First...

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on 5th June 2026 for The Archive is Only the First Sentence, an open...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for U.S. Based Artists

Announcing the Recipients of the...

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.),...

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Kim M. Reynolds to Research Capsicum Histories and Black Foodways During Residency

Kim M. Reynolds to Research Capsicum...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Kim M. Reynolds, a U.S. writer, educator, maker and recipient of...

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Event: Underwater Ave

Event: Underwater Ave

Join us on 30th May 2026 at G.A.S. Lagos for Underwater Ave, an evening bringing together works...

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Moses Hamborg to Investigate Kaolin and Material Histories During Residency

Moses Hamborg to Investigate Kaolin...

G.A.S. Foundation is pleased to welcome Moses Hamborg, a Los Angeles-based painter and recipient...

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Event: Herbal Music

Event: Herbal Music

Join us on 29th May 2026 at G.A.S. Lagos for Herbal Music, a live musical performance by Okwei...

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Event: Șé òrûn jé ârâ -  is the sky skin

Event: Șé òrûn jé ârâ - is the sky...

Join us on 22nd May 2026 at G.A.S. Lagos for Șé òrûn jé ârâ – is the sky skin, a...

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Event: Ecosystem Meet-Up

Event: Ecosystem Meet-Up

On April 23rd, 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Ecosystem Meet-Up, a peer learning and networking...

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Event: Seeding Futures - Cultural Infrastructure Beyond the Institution

Event: Seeding Futures - Cultural...

On April 24th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Seeding Futures - Cultural Infrastructure Beyond the...

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Akir Hall to Investigate Regenerative Design and Biomaterials During Residency

Akir Hall to Investigate Regenerative...

Akir Hall, a London-based biodesigner, material researcher, and recipient of the G.A.S....

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Yoma Emore's Residency to Explore Coastal Histories and Material Experimentation

Yoma Emore's Residency to Explore...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Yoma Emore, a multidisciplinary artist and a recipient of the...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for African-Based and Diaspora Creatives

Announcing the Recipients of the...

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation,...

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Event: Networking Dinner at G.A.S. Lagos

Event: Networking Dinner at G.A.S....

On April 16th, 2026 G.A.S. Lagos hosted a networking dinner supported by Frieze, a leading global...

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March & April Residency Updates

March & April Residency Updates

The March and April residencies at G.A.S. Foundation extended this trajectory of inquiry...

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Event: Kitted for Culture

Event: Kitted for Culture

Lukman Ipese, a London-based graphic designer and visual communicator whose practice explores...

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Oluwasemilore Delano to Explore Self-Referencing, Lineage, and Material Experimentation During Residency

Oluwasemilore Delano to Explore...

Earlier this week, we welcomed British-Nigerian artist Oluwasemilore Delano for a six-week...

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Event: Work Starts Now

Event: Work Starts Now

On April 30th 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Work Starts Now, a film screening and discussion led by...

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Event Recap: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

Event Recap: G.A.S. Critical Writing...

From March 25th to 27th 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted the inaugural edition of the G.A.S. Critical...

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Event: Capturing Memories

Event: Capturing Memories

On 11th March 2026, Lagos-based photographer Loni Abiodun facilitated Capturing Memories, a...

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Lukman Ipese Embarks on a Residency to Explore Spirituality in Lagos’ Everyday Visual Culture

Lukman Ipese Embarks on a Residency...

G.A.S. Foundation is excited to welcome London-based graphic designer and visual communicator...

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